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Death Practices Among the Circassians in Israel: An Ethnolinguistic Study.

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SHSandy HabibSKSheena Kataz

Key Points

  • This research aims to investigate and explain the death practices among the Circassians in Israel using ethnolinguistic approaches.
  • Analyzed eight death-related explications and cultural scripts using Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) methodology.
  • Focused on the Kfar Kama community to capture specific cultural norms and practices related to death.
  • Identified eight key explications that define Circassian death practices.
  • Described cultural scripts that reflect the community's values and beliefs surrounding memorial activities.

Abstract

-day memorial. Using NSM, the paper presents eight explications (simple definitions) and cultural scripts (short texts capturing cultural norms) related to death practices in Kfar Kama. The findings contribute to the fields of linguistics, thanatology, and anthropology, among other fields.

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Habib et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f444d3967e944ac55679ebhttps://doi.org/10.1177/00302228261449190
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